CSU research proposal aims to enhance the quality of life of people living with dementia in the Mid North Coast region by examining their experiences in creative and arts-based programs. Read more: http://ow.ly/ANnm30mF8Am

CSU alumni and CEO and founder of 10thousandgirl, Zoe Lamont, has a passion for social enterprise, women's rights and financial equality. Her work is empowering women and changing lives. Read her story: http://ow.ly/rcTC30mDvx5

PANDA Day will be held on on Tuesday 13 November in Port Macquarie on the Town Green. As a father of five, Charles Sturt University social work student Mr Daniel Pye feels that during and after pregnancy there could be more support for new parents and their mental health. Read more: http://ow.ly/JOo930mzVoN

Contemporary organisations are increasingly recognising the individual strengths people can bring to teams and projects, challenging the stereotype of leadership. CSU Lecturer in Management Marcelle Droulers explains.

Looking at your phone while in the presence of others – called phubbing – has become commonplace. CSU Associate Professor Yeslam Al-Saggaf surveyed a group of 385 people to find out when they were most likely to look at their smartphones and if they were guilty of phubbing during face-to-face conversations.